Author: aallyn

I am not for sure if music has been on my mind more because of the Bible & Music course or because of the transition into college. Whichever it mostly is, I know that they both have played a big factor. Music is everywhere, the “tweeting” of the birds in the morning, listening to music… Continue reading Importance of Music in Our Daily Lives

In class today, we learned about numerous applications on iPads, phones, and laptops to help us create music for our final project. Following the discussion, we had time to try the apps out on our own. I tried Garage Band, the Piano, and Auxy. I found it was much easier to make music using these… Continue reading Using Technology to Create Music

Chapter six in the textbook discusses Genesis and the content of the Creation in the Bible. The textbook states how it can be origination of creativity and helpfulness when creating music. After researching a little bit, I found the verses in Genesis are in many songs. Genesis is extremely important to the entire creation of… Continue reading Genesis & the Creation

When beginning my song for the final project this week, I ran into a website called, “What Does the Bible Say About Music?” It lists over one hundred verses that speak about music. I found this to be quite interesting. Did the disciples expect God’s people to rejoice in him by singing? While this is… Continue reading Bible Speaking About Music

Today, in class we attempted to begin our final project. Using a melody we knew well and verses in the Bible it was a little difficult getting it to fit together and create a good song. I learned it is okay to paraphrase. Because there are so many versions of the Bible, the words have… Continue reading Making Melodies & Verses into Music

In class today, we learned about songs with the common meter and long meter. We also did a class “sing-along” for a few Bible verses that worked with some songs. For example, Psalm 23 fit to Amazing Grace. Yankee Doodle and Jack & Diane by John Mellencamp matched up to Bible verses, as well. Paraphrasing… Continue reading Meter + Melody = Music

One day, I was driving my car on the way to school. While listening to The Message on Sirius XM, I heard a familiar song, similar to how I have heard it before, but a new rendition. It took a little bit to figure out what that was, and I wondered how I knew every… Continue reading Doxology. . . or All People That on Earth Do Dwell?

When reading the Bible, listening to a message, or participating in the responsive reading at my church, I never truly remember the words. I definitely cannot hear something once and repeat the exact words right back to you; however, I can hear a song and most likely regurgitate the chorus after the song is completed.… Continue reading Melody = Memorization

I never realized until today how many times the Bible has been translated. I have always trusted the text in the Bible as the word of God, but today made me wonder if some of his words have been interpreted incorrectly. From Hebrew in stone to finding the consonants and then adding the vowels, time… Continue reading History of the Bible